12 Related Articles, between 2018-04-25 and 2018-05-07

A chemical spill, unchecked eyewash stations, poor training: Audit details Cal State's lax lab safety. In May 2016, two bottles tumbled off a poorly supported shelf and broke, leading to a chemical spill in a Sacramento State University lab. The liquid got onto one student’s legs and soaked another’s feet. Five employees cleaned up the mess, even though no one knew for sure what it was and whether... >>

Clues on Earth's first life discovered in Yellowstone's geothermal features. The microbes, named after Mars due to their extreme habitat, were found in water as hot as 176 degrees F and as acidic as grapefruit juice, according to researchers from Montana State University. >>

Conservative student's parting shot at college's anti-gun policies goes viral: 'Come and take it'. Kaitlin Bennett, a conservative woman who recently graduated from Kent State University, has received threats after she took aim at her school’s anti-gun policies in a photo shoot where she carried an AR-10 and wore a cap that said, “Come and take it.” >>

Idaho school can't find small bit of weapons-grade plutonium. Idaho State University says it can't find a small amount of radioactive, weapons-grade plutonium about the size of a quarter, and U.S. officials are proposing an $8,500 fine >>

Idaho State University faces fine for losing plutonium. Idaho State University faces a fine after misplacing a tiny amount of the weapons-grade material. >>

Idaho State University loses weapons-grade plutonium. Idaho State University could face an $8,500 fine after researchers reported the plutonium missing. >>

Idaho State University loses weapons-grade plutonium capable of making a dirty bomb. Idaho State University was fined last week for losing a small amount of radioactive, weapons-grade plutonium that is too small to make a nuclear bomb, but could be used in a dirty bomb, according to a regulatory commission. >>

Idaho university faces $8.5K fine for LOSING radioactive plutonium that could be used to make a bomb. Idaho State University misplaced a quarter-sized amount of the chemical element used in nuclear reactors and to create nuclear bombs, the Nuclear Regulator Commission said Friday. >>

Northern State women's hoops coach retires after 4 decades. Northern State University head women's basketball coach Curt Fredrickson has retired after 39 years in the position >>

Plutonium used to make dirty bombs "missing" from university. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says Idaho State University can't account for material that's used in nuclear reactors and to make nuclear bombs >>

Study finds men who are 'less educated' are more likely to change their last name after marraige. Researchers at Portland State University analyzed data from a nationally representative survey, examining the responses of 877 men who were asked if they dd anything to their last name. >>

University fined for lost plutonium. Idaho State University has been fined after it lost track of a small amount of plutonium 239, a substance used to make nuclear weapons. >>